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Assistant Director, Human Resource Management
Kenya Veterinary Board
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Kenya Veterinary Board
- Position
- Assistant Director, Human Resource Management
- Location
- Kenya
- Job type
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent and pensionable
- Experience
- 12+ years total, 3+ years as Principal HR Officer
- Education
- Master's degree + Bachelor's + Postgraduate Diploma (if applicable)
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Positions
- 1
- Application deadline
- 27 October 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 8 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
The Kenya Veterinary Board is hiring an Assistant Director, Human Resource Management to lead its HR function. You will manage policy, staffing, payroll, training, performance, and staff welfare within the Corporate Services Directorate.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Grade KVB 4 (CSG 6 equivalent)
- Permanent and pensionable contract
- Strict document upload requirements for application
What’s offered
- Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
- Grade KVB 4 (equivalent to CSG 6 / Job Group R).
Key responsibilities
- Ensure correct interpretation and application of HR policies, including pensions, salary administration, and labour laws.
- Maintain compliance with statutory requirements and internal controls in HR management.
- Manage succession planning, recruitment, appointments, selection, and disciplinary processes.
- Administer employment contracts, pensions, and gratuities.
- Develop and maintain the HR management information system and database.
- Supervise payroll processing.
- Forecast development needs, formulate training policies, and evaluate programme effectiveness.
- Manage performance appraisals, industrial relations, and employee wellness programmes.
Who should apply?
This role suits senior HR professionals with over 12 years of experience, holding advanced degrees and CHRP certification, ready to lead strategic HR functions in a regulatory board.
Key requirements
- 12+ years relevant experience
- Master's degree in HRM or related field
- CHRP certification
- IHRM membership in good standing
- 4-week leadership course certificate
What you should know
- One post available in the Corporate Services Directorate.
- Applications must include specific certificates uploaded as PDFs.
- Closing date: Tuesday, 27th October 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (East Africa Time).
How to apply
- Apply online via the Kenya Veterinary Board recruitment portal.
- Create an account, log in, and complete your profile.
- Upload CV, cover letter, leadership certificate, CHRP certificate, and IHRM membership proof as PDFs.
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Original employer advertisement
Published by Kenya Veterinary Board on recruitment.kenyavetboard.or.ke. Shown for reference; the employer’s version is the official one.
The employer’s advert
Ref: KVB/ADHRM/3/2026
Position: Assistant Director, Human Resource Management
Grade: KVB 4 (equivalent to CSG 6 / Job Group R)
Number of posts: 1
Terms of service: Permanent and pensionable
Directorate: Corporate Services (Human Resource Management)
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Kenya Veterinary Board is recruiting an Assistant Director, Human Resource Management, to lead its HR function: policy, staffing, payroll, training, performance and staff welfare.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
HR policy and compliance
- Ensure HR policies are correctly interpreted and applied, including pensions, salary administration, labour laws and other statutes that affect HR.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure internal controls are followed in the HR management and development division.
- Assess how HR policies and practices affect performance, to inform reviews.
Staffing and workforce planning
- Manage succession planning.
- Ensure KVB's staff are used well, and advise on deployment.
- Take part in recruitment, appointments, selection and disciplinary processes.
- Administer employment contracts, pensions and gratuities.
HR systems and payroll
- Develop and maintain the HR management information system and HR database.
- Supervise payroll processing.
Training and development
- Forecast KVB's staff development needs.
- Initiate and formulate HR development and training policies.
- Carry out training needs assessments, and coordinate training projections, plans and development programmes.
- Take part in implementing KVB's training plans.
- Evaluate how effective training and staff development programmes are.
Performance, relations and wellbeing
- Manage the performance appraisal process.
- Manage industrial relations in the workplace.
- Manage employee wellness programmes, such as counselling, disability mainstreaming, and HIV/AIDS and alcohol and drug abuse programmes.
REQUIREMENTS
For appointment to this grade, you must have:
- At least twelve (12) years' relevant work experience, three (3) of them as a Principal Human Resource Management Officer or in a comparable position.
- A Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management or another relevant qualification from a recognised institution;
OR a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration or Commerce, PLUS a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management/Development or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- A Master's degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Development, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) or an equivalent qualification from an accredited examination body.
- Membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), or another relevant professional body, in good standing.
- A leadership course of at least four (4) weeks from a recognised institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online through the Kenya Veterinary Board recruitment portal (link on this page). Create an account, log in, complete your profile, and upload the following as PDFs:
- Your CV
- A cover letter / application letter
- Your leadership course certificate (at least four weeks)
- Your Certified Human Resource Professional certificate, or an equivalent qualification
- Your IHRM (or other relevant professional body) membership certificate, in good standing
Closing date: Tuesday, 27th October 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (East Africa Time).
Position: Assistant Director, Human Resource Management
Grade: KVB 4 (equivalent to CSG 6 / Job Group R)
Number of posts: 1
Terms of service: Permanent and pensionable
Directorate: Corporate Services (Human Resource Management)
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Kenya Veterinary Board is recruiting an Assistant Director, Human Resource Management, to lead its HR function: policy, staffing, payroll, training, performance and staff welfare.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
HR policy and compliance
- Ensure HR policies are correctly interpreted and applied, including pensions, salary administration, labour laws and other statutes that affect HR.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure internal controls are followed in the HR management and development division.
- Assess how HR policies and practices affect performance, to inform reviews.
Staffing and workforce planning
- Manage succession planning.
- Ensure KVB's staff are used well, and advise on deployment.
- Take part in recruitment, appointments, selection and disciplinary processes.
- Administer employment contracts, pensions and gratuities.
HR systems and payroll
- Develop and maintain the HR management information system and HR database.
- Supervise payroll processing.
Training and development
- Forecast KVB's staff development needs.
- Initiate and formulate HR development and training policies.
- Carry out training needs assessments, and coordinate training projections, plans and development programmes.
- Take part in implementing KVB's training plans.
- Evaluate how effective training and staff development programmes are.
Performance, relations and wellbeing
- Manage the performance appraisal process.
- Manage industrial relations in the workplace.
- Manage employee wellness programmes, such as counselling, disability mainstreaming, and HIV/AIDS and alcohol and drug abuse programmes.
REQUIREMENTS
For appointment to this grade, you must have:
- At least twelve (12) years' relevant work experience, three (3) of them as a Principal Human Resource Management Officer or in a comparable position.
- A Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management or another relevant qualification from a recognised institution;
OR a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration or Commerce, PLUS a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management/Development or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- A Master's degree in Human Resource Management, Public Administration, Human Resource Development, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institution.
- Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) or an equivalent qualification from an accredited examination body.
- Membership of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM), or another relevant professional body, in good standing.
- A leadership course of at least four (4) weeks from a recognised institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online through the Kenya Veterinary Board recruitment portal (link on this page). Create an account, log in, complete your profile, and upload the following as PDFs:
- Your CV
- A cover letter / application letter
- Your leadership course certificate (at least four weeks)
- Your Certified Human Resource Professional certificate, or an equivalent qualification
- Your IHRM (or other relevant professional body) membership certificate, in good standing
Closing date: Tuesday, 27th October 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (East Africa Time).